Climate change and timing of avian breeding and migration throughout Europe

Climate Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-105

  Both, Christiaan ^a   te Marvelde, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ficedula hypoleuca; Laying date; Migration; Phenotypic plasticity; Sturnus vulgaris; Temperature; Timing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIRDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; LAYING DATE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 44249105020     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00716     Document Type: Article

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